I have a -96 intrepid that pulls to the right badly under acceleration. The is a TSB on the issue and a lot of complaining about it on the internet but no information on how to fix it. The local Dodge dealership won't give out TSB info so I have to have them diagnose it in order to find the fix. Does anyone know what the problem is? Thanks!

 

How long has the problem been evident? Is it new? How is your tire wear? I'd start with making sure your pump fluid is serviced. Next a 4-wheel alingment and re-test on a flat road. (during the alingment, they would be able to tell you if your ball joints are bad also any other steering components that would cause this ie tierods). As fro the TBS, have you looked on this site (link on top of the page)?

 

I just got the car from a relative, it spent most of its life sitting in Arizona (only 40K miles on it) Tire wear was fine, I just put new fronts on but the old ones were pretty even. I suspect some of the rubber parts in the steering could have dry rot issues but I would like to know what the TSB covers before I start throwing parts at it.

The link on this site only gives you the 2 sentence summary of the TSBs not how to fix the problem.

 

On first gen Intrepids, inner tie rod bushing failure is a question of when, not if. The design is such that they can hang on even though there is 2 inches of play at the tire. All FWD's are capable of torque steer with loose steering or suspension parts. It could be a transasxle issue, but tie rod bushings is far more likely. The bushings are usually sold in pairs and are pretty cheap. Kind of a PITA to change, though.